The Souls of China: The Return of Religion After Mao

The Souls of China: The Return of Religion After Mao

One of the Best Books of the Year: The Economist, The Christian Science Monitor

China is in the midst of one of the worldâ€™s great spiritual awakenings: some 300 million Chinese currently practice a faith, while tens of millions more follow personal gurus, populist masters and New Age sages. This astonishing revival began in 1982 when the Communist Party pledged to allow what it thought would be a small-scale practice of religion under government supervision. But the faithful have expanded far beyond the Partyâ€™s expectations: Today, Chinaâ€™s cities and villages are filled with new temples, churches, and mosques as well as cults, sects and politicians trying to harness religion for their own ends. Fueling this resurgence is a popular desire to rediscover a moral compass in a society driven by naked capitalism.

For six years, Pulitzer Prizeâ€“winning writer Ian Johnson lived for extended periods with three religious communities: the underground Early Rain Protestant congregation in Chengdu, the Ni familyâ€™s Buddhist pilgrimage association in Beijing, and yinyang Daoist priests in rural Shanxi. Johnson distills these experiences into a cycle of festivals, births, deaths, detentions, and struggle that reveals the hearts and minds of the Chinese peopleâ€”a great awakening of faith that is shaping the soul of the worldâ€™s newest superpower.
Country USA
Brand Vintage
Manufacturer Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0804173397_used
Color Tan
ReleaseDate 2018-03-06
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780804173391

Country	USA
Brand	Vintage
Manufacturer	Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	0804173397_used
Color	Tan
ReleaseDate	2018-03-06
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780804173391

The Souls of China: The Return of Religion After Mao

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